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KINIESTHESIS
thatwewieldsodeftlytheknifeandfork,theExpositioun
spoon,andthepen.Tokeepabouncingballthereof.
bouncingjustsohigh,requiresjustsucha
tapandnomore.Thattapisregulatedby
themuscularsense.Topoiseanounceweight
onthetipsofthefingersrequiresjustsuch
relativerigidityofthephalangealflexorsand
extensors.Doubletheresilienceofthebounc-
ing-ball,orpoisetwoouncesinsteadofone,
andthetapsorthemuscularrigiditymust
immediatelybechanged,theamountof
changebeingregulatedbythemuscular
sense.Now,inordinarylifethissenseisex-
ercisedonlywithinverynarrowlimits,and
israrely,ifever,calledupontojudgeofgreat
distances.Itcarriesfoodtothemouth;it
raisesahat;itisskil:edin
°1Theniceconductofacloudedcane";
itmayoccasionallythrowastoneatadogor
abootjackatacat;butitdoeslittlemore.
Somegamesexerciseitmorethanothers.In
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